Exodus 13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:16

And it shall be for a token upon thine head, and for frontlets between thine eyes ,.... These laws observed concerning the setting apart the firstlings of their beasts, the redemption of the firstborn of unclean ones, and of the firstborn of men, will bring the reason of it, the destruction of the firstborn of Egypt, and the preservation of the firstborn of Israel, as fresh to remembrance as any token upon the hand, put there to bring things to mind; and it will be as easily and as clearly... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:17

And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go ,.... Gave them leave to depart out of Egypt, and even urged them to be gone in haste upon the death of his firstborn: that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near ; the land of the Philistines was the Pentapolis, or five cities of Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, and Gath, which lay between Egypt and Canaan; and their way through it to Canaan, out of Egypt, was the nearest they could... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:18

But God led the people about ,.... Instead of their going to the west, or northwest, towards Gaza, &c.; and the Mediterranean sea, the Lord going before them in a pillar of cloud and fire, as after related, directed them to turn off to the right, between the east and south, to the southeast: through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea : the wilderness of Etham, by the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt or "girt" F13 חמשים ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:19

And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him ,.... And his remains might well be called bones, since at such a distance from his death the flesh must be gone, and nothing but bones left; of the place where Joseph's coffin was laid; see Gill on Genesis 50:26 . The Jews pretend, that Moses was informed where Joseph was buried by Sarah, the daughter of Asher, who they say was living at this time F17 T. Bab. Sotah, fol. 13. 1. ; and many other fables they relate concerning the manner of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:20

And they took their journey from Succoth ,.... On the second day, as Jarchi observes, from their coming out of Egypt, which was the sixteenth of Nisan: and encamped in Etham , in the edge of the wilderness which had its name from it, and was called the wilderness of Etham, Numbers 33:8 . Etham is said to be eight miles from Succoth F19 Bunting's Travels, p. 81. . Josephus F20 Antiqu. l. 2. c. 15. sect. 1. calls Succoth Latopolis, which had its name from the fish Latus,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:21

And the Lord went before them ,.... Who is called the Angel of the Lord, Exodus 14:19 , not a created but the uncreated Angel, the Angel of Jehovah's presence, in whom his name, nature, and perfections were, even the Word and Son of God, the Lord Christ, see 1 Corinthians 10:9 who went before the armies of Israel, as their King, Leader, and Commander: by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way ; through the Red sea, and the wilderness, at the edge of which they now were,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:22

He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day ,.... It always appeared in the daytime, and was a guide and shelter: nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people ; this continued till they came through the wilderness to the borders of the land of Canaan, when they needed it no longer, and then it left them; for when they passed over Jordan the ark went before them, Joshua 3:6 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 13

God establishes the law concerning the first-born, and commands that all such, both of man and beast, should be sanctified unto him, Exodus 13:1 , Exodus 13:2 . Orders them to remember the day in which they were brought out of Egypt, when they should be brought to the land of Canaan; and to keep this service in the month Abib, Exodus 13:3-5 . Repeats the command concerning the leavened bread, Exodus 13:6 , Exodus 13:7 , and orders them to teach their children the cause of it, Exodus... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 13:1

The Lord spake unto Moses - The commands in this chapter appear to have been given at Succoth, on the same day in which they left Egypt. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 13:2

Sanctify unto me all the first-born - To sanctify, קדש kadash , signifies to consecrate, separate, and set apart a thing or person from all secular purposes to some religious use; and exactly answers to the import of the Greek ἁγιαζω , from a, privative, and γη , the earth, because every thing offered or consecrated to God was separated from all earthly uses. Hence a holy person or saint is termed ἁγιος , i.e., a person separated from the earth; one who lives a holy life,... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 13:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 13:2

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